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i can speak about social security generally. in this election, both donald trump and hillary clinton are supportive of social security. the democrats have traditionally supported the program. -- there isen talk been a lot of different talk within the democratic party of social security. some say they need to reduce the rate of increase, this gets really wonky, as a way to rein in government spending. others say don't do that. bernie sanders was publicly opposed to that. others say raise social security for the poorest seniors. it is a modest amount that is your soul retirement income. the republicans have talked about privatizing elements of social security as a means to save money. donald trump has said we will not do this. this is one of the most popular programs in government. we should not -- it is politically a bad idea to touch social security. that is his position. his running mate, mike pence, he has favored some of these privatization plans. donald trump is the candidate. we fact checked harry reid during the democrat c
i can speak about social security generally. in this election, both donald trump and hillary clinton are supportive of social security. the democrats have traditionally supported the program. -- there isen talk been a lot of different talk within the democratic party of social security. some say they need to reduce the rate of increase, this gets really wonky, as a way to rein in government spending. others say don't do that. bernie sanders was publicly opposed to that. others say raise social...
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when i retired at age 607i collect social security but i have to pay taxes on that social security. in fact of to 85% of the social security that you get which was the tax you paid can be taxable depending on your income and that income level is not very high. i had about $65,000 of total income because i took money out of my 401(k). i have lived long enough to know that -- i don't understand what your proposal is to expand social security -- but whatever it is what is going to happen is there is going to be another taxes onxpanded t elderly recipients of social security. whatever it is that money is going to come from the retirees. i would like to comment on that please. i would like to understand what you mean by expanded social security. guest: this is actually a really important issue and i'm really glad that you raised that. i think what you are pointing to is the fact that let's be honest social security is really not enough. it doesn't go far enough with the rising cost of bills that seniors are facing. in terms of expanding social security what we talk about is let's change
when i retired at age 607i collect social security but i have to pay taxes on that social security. in fact of to 85% of the social security that you get which was the tax you paid can be taxable depending on your income and that income level is not very high. i had about $65,000 of total income because i took money out of my 401(k). i have lived long enough to know that -- i don't understand what your proposal is to expand social security -- but whatever it is what is going to happen is there...
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money in social security. to have pro-growth and raise the revenue and their goal is to cut some of the entitlements, where is the balance going to be coming in because ultimately, if he has alienated himself, we will go through another four years of not come pushing any ring in leadership. guest: a great question. it gets at the core of the issue. onesvote is one of the that donald trump wants to win and is designing programs specifically that will benefit people that are wondering about all of these questions. let me make key points. social security is off the table for donald trump, and there are no planned cuts for a reduction in what elderly are receiving. that is critical. reducing the sense of divide. it was a very hard-fought primary, a lot of the opponents were from congress and that created a wage, so now there is a lot of work being done to pull that back together and unify the party. that was one of the goals of the detroit speech and also one of the goals of mr. trump supporting -- endorsing paul
money in social security. to have pro-growth and raise the revenue and their goal is to cut some of the entitlements, where is the balance going to be coming in because ultimately, if he has alienated himself, we will go through another four years of not come pushing any ring in leadership. guest: a great question. it gets at the core of the issue. onesvote is one of the that donald trump wants to win and is designing programs specifically that will benefit people that are wondering about all...
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on the social security side, we announced last week we had done a similar match with social security to identify americans who are totally and permanently disabled who have student loans. we found there are about 385,000 americans totally and permanently disabled with student loans. they are eligible to have those loans relieved. even if we are not putting the data out, we are working with our college agencies to create -- to make government work that appeared on more, the department of labor. whether at the end of a credential program, an associates program, a bachelor's, a phd -- all of higher education is about the work. one more, the department of labor. i think if we were to have open access to all of that information we would be able to have a much clearer sense of the pathways that students take through their careers and where higher education has the proportionate positive impact on people's trajectories. >> now that we are done talking out on the technocratic aspect, let's go to the political third rail aspect. this is a me and you thing. i allocate capital for a living. are
on the social security side, we announced last week we had done a similar match with social security to identify americans who are totally and permanently disabled who have student loans. we found there are about 385,000 americans totally and permanently disabled with student loans. they are eligible to have those loans relieved. even if we are not putting the data out, we are working with our college agencies to create -- to make government work that appeared on more, the department of labor....
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wanted to pass major health reform and wanted to include as part of the social security act. the american medical association was strongly against it so he jettisoned it in order to protect the social security act. in 19 49.an tried again the american medical association opposed it. ronald reagan got some of his public start right being a spokesperson in opposition to health reform. right -- i like to tell joe he is right periodically. seenve clearly increases in costs that preceded the affordable care act and after. really interesting is that even though the affordable care act did remarkable things about extending coverage to over 20 million people who didn't have health insurance we have our lowest rate of uninsured in the history of the country. at the same time one of the things we have learned, dhhs recently released data that shows in terms of the cost of health care that have really decelerated. are they where they should be? no. but they have decelerated. host: angelo gets his insurance through the affordable care act. good morning. good morning. i think something yo
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i am not talking about social security and i am talking about supplemental in -- income and social security. makes strengthening our safety net more important than ever to help individuals and their families whether the this institute's of life. and to get back onto their feet when they fall on hard times. i do find it critical to start from a place of understanding poverty in america before we go to policy. we're not talking about a class of broken people. we're talking about a broken economy. tanfnna pointed out while was hailed by many as a success, the booming full employment tooomy of the late 1990's, often the narrative stops there. that is why i am so glad that we are having this conversation this morning because 20 years on, the evidence is clear that nf represents a cautionary tale, not a model for other programs you heard from donna how it reaches rushes to families in need, fewer than one in four for families with kids down from two thirds in 1996. compare that to now. the food stamp program which reaches 80% of eligible families in their time of need. the program is woefully unr
i am not talking about social security and i am talking about supplemental in -- income and social security. makes strengthening our safety net more important than ever to help individuals and their families whether the this institute's of life. and to get back onto their feet when they fall on hard times. i do find it critical to start from a place of understanding poverty in america before we go to policy. we're not talking about a class of broken people. we're talking about a broken economy....
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i can speak about social security generally. in this election, both donald trump and hillary clinton are supportive of social security. the democrats have traditionally supported the program. -- there isen talk been a lot of different talk within the democratic party of social security. some say they need to reduce the rate of increase, this gets really wonky, as a way to rein in government spending. others say don't do that. bernie sanders was publicly opposed to that. others say raise social security for the poorest seniors. it is a modest amount that is your soul retirement income. the republicans have talked about privatizing elements of social security as a means to save money. donald trump has said we will not do this. this is one of the most popular programs in government. we should not -- it is politically a bad idea to touch social security. that is his position. his running mate, mike pence, he has favored some of these privatization plans. donald trump is the candidate. we fact checked harry reid during the democrat c
i can speak about social security generally. in this election, both donald trump and hillary clinton are supportive of social security. the democrats have traditionally supported the program. -- there isen talk been a lot of different talk within the democratic party of social security. some say they need to reduce the rate of increase, this gets really wonky, as a way to rein in government spending. others say don't do that. bernie sanders was publicly opposed to that. others say raise social...
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but i can talk about social security generally. and in this election both donald trump and hillary clinton are very supportive of social security. the democrats traditionally have supported the program. there's been some talk of -- there's been a lot of different talk within the democratic party on social security. some people say they need to reduce the rate of increase that -- this gets really wonky -- > as a way to reinin government spending. bernie sanders was opposed to that. others talk about raising social security for the poorest seniors because it is a relatively modest amount if that's someone's sole retirement income. that's the democrat side. donald trump has been interesting because the republicans talked about privatizing elements of social security as a means to save money. and donald trump has said no we're not going to do this. this is one of the most popular programs in government. we should not -- it's politically a bad idea for us to touch social security. so that's trump's position. now, his running mate mike p
but i can talk about social security generally. and in this election both donald trump and hillary clinton are very supportive of social security. the democrats traditionally have supported the program. there's been some talk of -- there's been a lot of different talk within the democratic party on social security. some people say they need to reduce the rate of increase that -- this gets really wonky -- > as a way to reinin government spending. bernie sanders was opposed to that. others...
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security, and that is not cutting social security but reform. and it is military spending. when the pentagon itself says we could reduce u.s. bases by 20% and that has not happened, where is the common sense here? >> i wanted to pick up on that, talk to you about how you envision your first hundred days agenda. just to get a feel your style of libertarianism. when a lot of voters, people who don't pay as much attention as we do, think about libertarians they think about the political party that doesn't believe the government should run stoplights. let it private company police the streets. gov. johnson: you know you are libertarian when you come to the intersection at 2:00 a.m., the light is red, you sit there for a second and then there is nobody coming from any direction whatsoever, so you go through the intersection. that is a libertarian trait. >> when a lot of people think of you, they think primarily about your stance on marijuana which is becoming more in vogue across the country. walk us through both domestically and internationally, for
security, and that is not cutting social security but reform. and it is military spending. when the pentagon itself says we could reduce u.s. bases by 20% and that has not happened, where is the common sense here? >> i wanted to pick up on that, talk to you about how you envision your first hundred days agenda. just to get a feel your style of libertarianism. when a lot of voters, people who don't pay as much attention as we do, think about libertarians they think about the political...
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wanted to pass major health reform and wanted to include as part of the social security act. the american medical association was strongly against it so he jettisoned it in order to protect the social security act. in 19 49.an tried again the american medical association opposed it. ronald reagan got some of his public start right being a spokesperson in opposition to health reform. right -- i like to tell joe he is right periodically. seenve clearly increases in costs that preceded the affordable care act and after. really interesting is that even though the affordable care act did remarkable things about extending coverage to over 20 million people who didn't have health insurance we have our lowest rate of uninsured in the history of the country. at the same time one of the things we have learned, dhhs recently released data that shows in terms of the cost of health care that have really decelerated. are they where they should be? no. but they have decelerated. host: angelo gets his insurance through the affordable care act. good morning. good morning. i think something yo
wanted to pass major health reform and wanted to include as part of the social security act. the american medical association was strongly against it so he jettisoned it in order to protect the social security act. in 19 49.an tried again the american medical association opposed it. ronald reagan got some of his public start right being a spokesperson in opposition to health reform. right -- i like to tell joe he is right periodically. seenve clearly increases in costs that preceded the...
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security is suddenly his greatest friend in the primary? why might that be? because paul ryan is a republican they need to accomplish their agenda. they need paul ryan to keep the borders open. they need paul ryan to pass multinational trade deals. they need paul ryan to be a useful foil or corporate crony that they can caricature all republicans and win elections in the end. they get all of the benefits that come from their policies of soulless globalism and republicans, as a result of paul ryan, get all of the blame for human suffering and misery that accompanies it. how many time has paul ryan met with the chamber of commerce? how many times has he met with the executives of facebook, microsoft, and google? how many times as he met with lobbyists for a global outsourcing firm or corporation? now, consider how many times he has met with the victims of illegal immigrant violence. or the border agents. or the ice officers. or the sheriffs or their deputies. or the workers for to train their foreign replacements brought in on guest worker vi
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security, medicare, and u.s. welfare. i can see one man does not like that very much. that would not happen here. her plan will functionally and -- end enforcement of the visa overstay rules, another open open border degree. she will close down detention centers at border crossings, meaning she will have an open southern border that will bring nothing but crime and destruction.
security, medicare, and u.s. welfare. i can see one man does not like that very much. that would not happen here. her plan will functionally and -- end enforcement of the visa overstay rules, another open open border degree. she will close down detention centers at border crossings, meaning she will have an open southern border that will bring nothing but crime and destruction.
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jim: you have made social security and issue. you have the kuester -- and -- you have the kuester, my opponent refuses to support an increase in benefits for social security. what is the basis for that? mr. canova: i will say this. she put out a press release a couple ideas ago putting to six bills and a house resolution she is cosponsored to raise benefits. i applaud her for that. she cosponsor these in june and july. six of the seven. five of the seven. the other one was in april. this is the truth. there is the supplemental security income program administered by social security. it helps the poorest, neediest struggling seniors and disabled folks all over the country. in self-loading, in miami-dade and broward county, that is 125,000 senior citizens and disabled citizens who live on $11,700 a year or less. she did not cosponsor that bill. i published a piece calling on the florida delegation to sponsor it can she still has not cosponsored it. excuse me, i have worked with folks in the, this community who have lobbied her offi
jim: you have made social security and issue. you have the kuester -- and -- you have the kuester, my opponent refuses to support an increase in benefits for social security. what is the basis for that? mr. canova: i will say this. she put out a press release a couple ideas ago putting to six bills and a house resolution she is cosponsored to raise benefits. i applaud her for that. she cosponsor these in june and july. six of the seven. five of the seven. the other one was in april. this is the...
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to do that, reform needs to take place with regard to social security, and that is not cutting social security, but it is certainly reform. and then it is military spending, also. when the pentagon itself says we could reduce u.s. bases by 20%, and that has not happened, where is the common sense here? david: i wanted to pick up on that, and talk about how you envision your first 100 days agenda, just to get a feel for your style and brand of libertarianism. when a lot of voters, people who don't pay as much attention as we do, think about libertarians, they think about the political party that doesn't believe the government should run stoplights. you know, let a private company go ahead and police the streets. gov. johnson: you know you are libertarian when you come to the intersection at 2:00 a.m., the light is red, you sit there for a few seconds and there is nobody coming from any direction whatsoever, so you go through the intersection. that is kind of a libertarian trade, i think. trait. david: when a lot of people think of you, they think primarily about your stance on marijuan
to do that, reform needs to take place with regard to social security, and that is not cutting social security, but it is certainly reform. and then it is military spending, also. when the pentagon itself says we could reduce u.s. bases by 20%, and that has not happened, where is the common sense here? david: i wanted to pick up on that, and talk about how you envision your first 100 days agenda, just to get a feel for your style and brand of libertarianism. when a lot of voters, people who...
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illegal immigrants convicted of crimes stay and collect social security benefits. the border is, more of the same but worse. donald trump's america is secure, terrorists and dangerous criminals kept out. the border secure. change that makes america safe again. donald trump for president. >> i'm donald trump and i approve this message. >> some of the advertisements on the clinton and come campaign. we are joined ibm associate editor of the hill newspaper -- be associate editor of the hill newspaper. >> a lot depends on timing. some people would argue that it is more effective to run them at this time they later in the campaign when the market is almost saturated with that. nonetheless, there has been a gradual increase in negative campaigning and whether that eads to a law of diminishing returns is an interesting question and one that strategists differ in terms of their answer. >> one step further, you talk about a virtuous circle when it comes to the advertisements and he impact they have on polls and news coverage. can you explain? >> this was made by one strateg
illegal immigrants convicted of crimes stay and collect social security benefits. the border is, more of the same but worse. donald trump's america is secure, terrorists and dangerous criminals kept out. the border secure. change that makes america safe again. donald trump for president. >> i'm donald trump and i approve this message. >> some of the advertisements on the clinton and come campaign. we are joined ibm associate editor of the hill newspaper -- be associate editor of the...
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security and medicare. of that trillion dollars, of normal data, they can about the percent of income. guess what? if the welfare state does not have any effect, it is because they deliberately don't count foot stamps and earned income tax credit as income. they want to exaggerate the number of poor people so we can spend even more money. if it does not count, if you do not counted, it doesn't count. the fact of the matter is even the government cannot spend a trillion a year and have no impact on anybody's living standard. there is a conservative view that bureaucracy sucks up that money but it doesn't. it goes to poor people. it is not really that hard to give free stuff away, but apologies to robert -- [laughter] we give away money to low income people in massive amounts, and when you count that money, you find that in fact the poverty rate is down, but the problem is that honestly that is not what lyndon johnson was trying to accomplish when he watched the war and poverty. he wanted to shrink, not deal
security and medicare. of that trillion dollars, of normal data, they can about the percent of income. guess what? if the welfare state does not have any effect, it is because they deliberately don't count foot stamps and earned income tax credit as income. they want to exaggerate the number of poor people so we can spend even more money. if it does not count, if you do not counted, it doesn't count. the fact of the matter is even the government cannot spend a trillion a year and have no impact...
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umb, he screwedo social security up so bad. people who should be paying into social security don't pay at all. rich people. host: take your pick of topics. sayt: i guess i would just there is a reason that libertarian also borrows from the word liberty just like liberals do. libertarians have a different understanding of it and it is something that looks more like leave me alone. is better way to put it toleration. i see people all around me the americannt armed forces or the american bureaucracy to do things that i don't like. and i know that sometimes those people are going to be in charge and sometimes they are not going to be in charge. that theoretically we could all agree on, let's not let other people have this control over our lives. and gary johnson says this all the time. ron paul said it before hand. libertarians they say, i don't want to be in charge of your bedroom, your boardroom, your life. i like to hear that from politicians. small seeing that in a uptick in support for the party. host: harry in georgia. caller
umb, he screwedo social security up so bad. people who should be paying into social security don't pay at all. rich people. host: take your pick of topics. sayt: i guess i would just there is a reason that libertarian also borrows from the word liberty just like liberals do. libertarians have a different understanding of it and it is something that looks more like leave me alone. is better way to put it toleration. i see people all around me the americannt armed forces or the american...
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security, any of whom only have social security as their sole source of income, they know this argument is silly. they know i have been on the againstnes fighting republican attempts to privatize social security. when george w. bush was mandatet, that was the he said he had after was reelected. he made it his mission to privatize social security. i stood in the breach over and over. bills --onsor cap was countless ills including -- bills, including the cost of living adjustment with so many of my seniors how company with don't get anthey adjustment. that's because the formula that is applicable to whether a senior get the adjustment is off. the adjustment is off. i'm a cosponsor of legislation that would change the formula. >> she became a cosponsor in june and july 2016. that is the truth. >> my record is clear. >> to 125,000 senior citizens increase,oking for an it is not a silly argument. we have been waiting for hurt to cosponsor the street she still has not been at. she came around and cosponsored five pieces of legislation, they pattedonline and themselves on the back. they should
security, any of whom only have social security as their sole source of income, they know this argument is silly. they know i have been on the againstnes fighting republican attempts to privatize social security. when george w. bush was mandatet, that was the he said he had after was reelected. he made it his mission to privatize social security. i stood in the breach over and over. bills --onsor cap was countless ills including -- bills, including the cost of living adjustment with so many of...
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security is suddenly his greatest friend in the primary? why might that be? because paul ryan is a republican they need to accomplish their agenda. they need paul ryan to keep the borders open. they need paul ryan to pass multinational trade deals. they need paul ryan to be a useful foil or corporate crony that they can caricature all republicans and win elections in the end. they get all of the benefits that come from their policies of soulless globalism and republicans, as a result of paul ryan, get all of the blame for human suffering and misery that accompanies it. how many time has paul ryan met with the chamber of commerce? how many times has he met with the executives of facebook, microsoft, and google? how many times as he met with lobbyists for a global outsourcing firm or corporation? now, consider how many times he has met with the victims of illegal immigrant violence. or the border agents. or the ice officers. or the sheriffs or their deputies. or the workers for to train their foreign replacements brought in on guest worker vi
security is suddenly his greatest friend in the primary? why might that be? because paul ryan is a republican they need to accomplish their agenda. they need paul ryan to keep the borders open. they need paul ryan to pass multinational trade deals. they need paul ryan to be a useful foil or corporate crony that they can caricature all republicans and win elections in the end. they get all of the benefits that come from their policies of soulless globalism and republicans, as a result of paul...
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we didn't get a raise in our social security because our fingers don't go any place. there giving it an 18% increase. nate: i think it is so amazing the donald trump can offer an economic package that n
we didn't get a raise in our social security because our fingers don't go any place. there giving it an 18% increase. nate: i think it is so amazing the donald trump can offer an economic package that n
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many are aware the social security administration is now announced that because of the republican party levels that have been proposed, they're going to have to close down offices for some weeks were every american who is either trying to collect benefits, apply for benefits has a hearing for disability insurance, all of that will have to be put on hold because the administration does not have the resources to keep its doors open as a result of the funding levels that republicans are proposing. it is not coincidental or an accident that we find republicans are unwilling to find zika or the social security administration or any of another -- a number of other subjects. it is unfortunate this is their mode of operation. make a mistake, they intend to start certain parts of our government and rob money from other parts of the government in their effort to try to shrink the size of government. it is unfortunate that those who pay our women who become pregnant and contract zika or americans who paid 40 years into social security will not be able to apply for the benefits within expected beca
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[applause] nd protecting and expanding social security doesn't just help older americans retire with dignity. helps to ease burdens on families and communities. same also believe the thing about comprehensive immigration reform. millions of ve people working in the economy $12 billion a year to social security, even though undocumented. so by moving toward reform, we unleash a lot of new income and growth and we will level the field so that american workers can't be taken advantage workers e undocumented can be exploited by employers, reasons we of the have this disconnect. and strengthening unions doesn't just serve members, it benefitsbetter pay and and working conditions for all employees. cheering and applause] i've also said i will defend and approve the affordable care act. and for me, that includes giving americans in every state the a public option health help nce plan that will everybody afford coverage. it will strengthen competition costs.ve down now, these are all causes i've and i on for decades believe they point to a fundamental truth about our economy. a zero sum when
[applause] nd protecting and expanding social security doesn't just help older americans retire with dignity. helps to ease burdens on families and communities. same also believe the thing about comprehensive immigration reform. millions of ve people working in the economy $12 billion a year to social security, even though undocumented. so by moving toward reform, we unleash a lot of new income and growth and we will level the field so that american workers can't be taken advantage workers e...
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this includes mandatory spending, social security, revenues, and considers all of that in context of the deficit. in that deal, i would keep the budget caps, because i think the process needs discipline, but i would raise them for defense and probably nondefense also, probably to the levels currently proposed by the obama administration level. certainly put pressure on the overall negotiations. you would need to also look at some ups and downs. you may say to yourself, this guy has his head in the sand. with the divisiveness and a political debate, how could we see such a deal? i remain hopeful that we will get beyond this divisiveness. we will elect a president who will have to deal with these issues. i am at least hopeful that we will see a broad budget deal. i think it is the only solution. the other issue for defense in particular the next administration has to deal with is the future of the overseas contingency operations put in place in 2012 to cover the cost of the iraq and afghanistan war. i just wrote a paper and there are hard copies out there if you are interested. it is v
this includes mandatory spending, social security, revenues, and considers all of that in context of the deficit. in that deal, i would keep the budget caps, because i think the process needs discipline, but i would raise them for defense and probably nondefense also, probably to the levels currently proposed by the obama administration level. certainly put pressure on the overall negotiations. you would need to also look at some ups and downs. you may say to yourself, this guy has his head in...
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she worked for they national organization of social security claimants. an acronym that i cannot even pronounce. she worked on disability which is another issue we have heard addressed here. she is very prolific in terms of the tv and debate world. we don't do screaming here. it is a different world. we're looking forward to her as well. and a senior editor at the claremont review of books and author of two books. this should fit in well here. his works appeared in a wide number of newspapers and peer-reviewed journals across the country. we expect a lively discussion here so i will get it out of the way and turn it over to donna. i think it is under -- important to understand where i come from. i have spent -- and involved with looking at welfare reform since it started. i have been mainly doing work in the field looking at the implementation of welfare reform and particularly tanf. heard conversations about the work that kathy even did on how people make ends meet and i was one of the interviewers who did work on that book. i did work on afdc. one of my
she worked for they national organization of social security claimants. an acronym that i cannot even pronounce. she worked on disability which is another issue we have heard addressed here. she is very prolific in terms of the tv and debate world. we don't do screaming here. it is a different world. we're looking forward to her as well. and a senior editor at the claremont review of books and author of two books. this should fit in well here. his works appeared in a wide number of newspapers...
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because they'll have to pay higher social security. so this year i'm going to vote dogs because i feel i'll get more representation out get fromhan what we'll the political systems. host: bill in illinois. morning. caller: good morning, c-span. thank you for taking my call. i just can't believe that people are gullible enough to believe in mrs. clinton. previous speeches, she said that she wants to give illegals with subsidies. she wants to give everybody free college. -- and she dd up wants to give tax breaks to small businesses. hurting s not what's small businesses. it's all the regulations that this administration has placed on them. you add up everything that she said she did, it would dollars, and s of we have -- 50% of the households n america today are on some sort of government subsidy. so who's going to pay for all this. if she gets elected, it's my become elief that we'll a third-world country because of the people 50% living off of 50% of the people and we'll just be increasing the trillions of by dollars. and her plan -- h
because they'll have to pay higher social security. so this year i'm going to vote dogs because i feel i'll get more representation out get fromhan what we'll the political systems. host: bill in illinois. morning. caller: good morning, c-span. thank you for taking my call. i just can't believe that people are gullible enough to believe in mrs. clinton. previous speeches, she said that she wants to give illegals with subsidies. she wants to give everybody free college. -- and she dd up wants to...
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[applause] and protecting and expanding social security does not just help older americans retire with dignity, it helps to ease burdens on families and communities. and i also believe the same thing about comprehensive immigration reform. we already have millions of people working in the economy and paying 12 billion per year to social security, even though they are undocumented. so, by moving toward reform, we will unleash a lot of new income and growth and level the playing field, so american workers cannot be taken advantage of because undocumented workers can be exploited by employers, which is one of the reasons we have this disconnect. [applause] finally, strengthening unions does not just serve members, it leads to better pay and benefits and working conditions for all employees. [applause] so, i have also set i will defend and improve the affordable care act. that includes giving americans in every state the choice of a public option health insurance plan. that will help everyone afford coverage. it will strengthen competition and drive down costs. now, these are all causes i
[applause] and protecting and expanding social security does not just help older americans retire with dignity, it helps to ease burdens on families and communities. and i also believe the same thing about comprehensive immigration reform. we already have millions of people working in the economy and paying 12 billion per year to social security, even though they are undocumented. so, by moving toward reform, we will unleash a lot of new income and growth and level the playing field, so...
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that gets into the question of social security. the notion that if government doesn't do it no one will do it is something that libertarians would push back on. there is all kinds of fantastic andate charity in america those programs very frequently do a better job of getting resources where they are needed that government programs. host: you said it was very unlikely that we will elect a libertarian tomorrow. is that your estimation of the gary johnson campaign? guest: it is. it is just a realistic point of view. i would love to see the gary johnson campaign do as well as possible. not least because i want the two major political parties to take notice. i just can't imagine how the numbers would work out to actually elect a libertarian in this cycle or the next couple of cycles. fundraising numbers according to the washington post. the johnson campaign has raised more than $2.9 million since the start of august. zack is waiting for you in bethesda, maryland. independent. good morning. caller: hi. good morning. i am a pragmatist. i
that gets into the question of social security. the notion that if government doesn't do it no one will do it is something that libertarians would push back on. there is all kinds of fantastic andate charity in america those programs very frequently do a better job of getting resources where they are needed that government programs. host: you said it was very unlikely that we will elect a libertarian tomorrow. is that your estimation of the gary johnson campaign? guest: it is. it is just a...
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not talking about social security. 70% of americans will need to turn to the safety net at some time in their life, and i am not talking about social security. i am talking about snap, unemployment insurance, and others. it may strengthen our safety net, but it is not limited. it is more important than ever to help individuals and their families with the ups and downs, with the vicissitudes, if you will, of life, and i do find it critical to start from a place of understanding poverty in america before we go to policy. we are not talking about a class a broken people. we are talking about a broken economy. now, as ladonna pointed out, the booming, full-employment situation -- 20 years on, the evidence is clear that there is a cautionary tale, not a model for other programs. you heard from her how it reaches precious few family in need. fewer than one in four for help, down from two thirds. snap is about 80% of families in their time of need. the program is woefully helpful -- unresponsive to recession and even declined
not talking about social security. 70% of americans will need to turn to the safety net at some time in their life, and i am not talking about social security. i am talking about snap, unemployment insurance, and others. it may strengthen our safety net, but it is not limited. it is more important than ever to help individuals and their families with the ups and downs, with the vicissitudes, if you will, of life, and i do find it critical to start from a place of understanding poverty in...
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america,lary clinton's [inaudible] stayal immigrants get to collecting social security benefits, skipping the line. more of the same, but worse. donald trump's america is secure. dangerous criminals kept out. the border is secure and our families are safe. trump and ild approve this message. i decide to run for office, i will produce my tax returns. taxes -- heery low plays very low taxes indeed. either he is not anywhere near as wealthy as he says he is or there is a bombshell in his taxes. >> some of the headlines this week. all of this from the chief medical correspondent -- political risk -- political correspondent from the washington post. all of that in just one week. >> it is pretty remarkable, isn't it? it has been one day after another with the trump campaign and they continue to make news every day. >> let's talk about what donald trump did yesterday. we use the word regret. why is he leaving? , earlier in the week, kellyanne elevated conway to become campaign manager. " in stephen -- and brought in newsen bannon of breitbart . i think the other contributing , there has been int
america,lary clinton's [inaudible] stayal immigrants get to collecting social security benefits, skipping the line. more of the same, but worse. donald trump's america is secure. dangerous criminals kept out. the border is secure and our families are safe. trump and ild approve this message. i decide to run for office, i will produce my tax returns. taxes -- heery low plays very low taxes indeed. either he is not anywhere near as wealthy as he says he is or there is a bombshell in his taxes....
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i get a social security check thanks to democrats. i serve in an integrated military -- democrats, i am black. medicare, women's health, all of these things by democrats. i'm not so much worried about hillary clinton as the party. what is the party done? i know what republicans will do and donald trump will do. to the gay guy who called, good luck to you if he ever gets in office a la hitter. host: marco rubio one the nomination on tuesday night. that enhances republican chances of retaining that seek and the majority-- seat in the of the senate. senator debbie wasserman schultz defeated the college professor judging her. he raised $3.4 million in small donations and with support of bernie sanders. counts facing a 22 federal corruption indictment. lawsonstate senator our won the democratic nomination. john mccain faced a vigorous primary challenge from the right in arizona. she attacked mr. mccain is being too weak on immigration. from oak park illinois, independent mind, you are the last call. caller: i called about health records. b
i get a social security check thanks to democrats. i serve in an integrated military -- democrats, i am black. medicare, women's health, all of these things by democrats. i'm not so much worried about hillary clinton as the party. what is the party done? i know what republicans will do and donald trump will do. to the gay guy who called, good luck to you if he ever gets in office a la hitter. host: marco rubio one the nomination on tuesday night. that enhances republican chances of retaining...
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without him we would not even have social security. forld trump is not in it the money like hillary clinton is. by the way, hillary clinton has no enemies. buries them. host: at 8:00 tonight we will show you donald trump's's speech. just a snapshot here of where things stand in terms of the polls. here is the rolling average. topne will show the candidate nationally4. clinton,ump, hillary joel stein, and gary johnson. hillary clinton has a 7.4% advantage over donald trump. new york on our green party supporter line. host: hi. say i'm thed to treasurer of the green party of new york. i just believe that jill stein the only viable candidate in this election. i think you very much for allowing me to say that. host: what is the number one fidelity factor for jill stein in your opinion? caller: there are too many of them. tax policies. peace policy. those are the key ones. host: jacksonville, florida, democrat line. caller: hi, how are you? host: i'm doing fine, thank you. caller: i am a democrat. i want to voice my opinion on donald trump.
without him we would not even have social security. forld trump is not in it the money like hillary clinton is. by the way, hillary clinton has no enemies. buries them. host: at 8:00 tonight we will show you donald trump's's speech. just a snapshot here of where things stand in terms of the polls. here is the rolling average. topne will show the candidate nationally4. clinton,ump, hillary joel stein, and gary johnson. hillary clinton has a 7.4% advantage over donald trump. new york on our green...
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i get my social security account every november, and i have never had a break. it is 15 years i have never collected anything. raised a family. having said that, i believe americans should help americans. i am one of those of the believes that. and we probably have lots and lots of waste all over the place. it is a classic thing to always hit the poor people. i can see right now with $18 trillion debt, the total payout of welfare is not even a blip on the radar. for all the talk about abuses, it is minimal compared to what manufacturers of arms, the over budgets, they need to look elsewhere. americans should help americans. host: thanks for calling. more from usa today, a shot of john kasich, who was a big player in all of this as a member of the house budget committee, chairman of the time. he is on the right accompanied by clay shaw from florida. they are talking about welfare reform. congressman shaw had a key role in writing that. reverend jesse jackson here featured with the feminist majority, and he had an organization. patricia island, trying to veto. mrs
i get my social security account every november, and i have never had a break. it is 15 years i have never collected anything. raised a family. having said that, i believe americans should help americans. i am one of those of the believes that. and we probably have lots and lots of waste all over the place. it is a classic thing to always hit the poor people. i can see right now with $18 trillion debt, the total payout of welfare is not even a blip on the radar. for all the talk about abuses,...
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his congress won't abide by it neither will the social security administration in the form of a waiver. ditc.inally the this is the most disturbing of eitc because initially the pairs your obligation or your benefits.k with that's a good thingbut here's at we learned in wisconsin the welfare office. between january and march of recipients elfare won't come in, many of them, most of them, to participate in work activity because they take the eitc benefit without it.ing earned what that means is you can go the ways and show means committee how to do this. turbo go online with tax, make up self-employment, ake children from other families with their social security numbers, submit it and 45 days later you'll get a check for 6,000 bucks. that's a huge problem right now. o if you take those three things, you really have a system now that we didn't have 20 years ago. system that exists without work and without the obligation to work. is to ing we need to do but also focus a all programs should have work requirement or activity requirement in force of one kind or another. >> i'm an academic.
his congress won't abide by it neither will the social security administration in the form of a waiver. ditc.inally the this is the most disturbing of eitc because initially the pairs your obligation or your benefits.k with that's a good thingbut here's at we learned in wisconsin the welfare office. between january and march of recipients elfare won't come in, many of them, most of them, to participate in work activity because they take the eitc benefit without it.ing earned what that means is...
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for those who get pregnant or tracked seek common americans who paid 40 years into social security. they're not able to apply for benefits as they expected because this is the way they want to run government. surprised theye have a government shutdown as well. this is the way they tend to operate the government. >> very briefly, when we had a map of the potential spread of the zika virus, not just from those who would travel but from months ago, we had the map and the republicans had the map. republicans today in florida and in other places around the country, it is not a surprise. what is shameful is republicans left town knowing this is concisely what would happen over without the cdc getting the $1.9 billion that they requested for vaccine development, additional research, and treatment. it has been patently irresponsible for republicans who have not dealt with the crisis and the other health crises that we talked about earlier. in closing to speaker ryan, get back to washington and do your job or just do your job. doing nothing is not a form of governance. there is a point on zi
for those who get pregnant or tracked seek common americans who paid 40 years into social security. they're not able to apply for benefits as they expected because this is the way they want to run government. surprised theye have a government shutdown as well. this is the way they tend to operate the government. >> very briefly, when we had a map of the potential spread of the zika virus, not just from those who would travel but from months ago, we had the map and the republicans had the...
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he talked about on the interview , he talked about reforming social security. the platform -- they want to eliminate social security. there will be no gun control. about no marijuana on the interview but in the platform they say that drugs are ok. not being upfront with what he really wants. after reading his platform, i get the feeling he wants to go back to the 19th century when all the government did was deliver the mail. he wants to get the government out of health care, retirement accounts, out of almost everything, he wants to cut back on defense. he would honor our commitments overseas, but if you look at his platform he wants no entangling alliances. that something george washington advocated when he left office. there's a big difference between what he says on tv and his platform and his platform is extreme in my opinion. host: there is still time to get their phone calls in with donna green. if you are planning to a 202-748-8000202- we will hear now from sheila calling. sheila plans to vote for a third party. go ahead. caller: hello? can you hear me?
he talked about on the interview , he talked about reforming social security. the platform -- they want to eliminate social security. there will be no gun control. about no marijuana on the interview but in the platform they say that drugs are ok. not being upfront with what he really wants. after reading his platform, i get the feeling he wants to go back to the 19th century when all the government did was deliver the mail. he wants to get the government out of health care, retirement...
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when the social security act of think it's -- people one of the most extraordinary pieces of legislation in history, and it's been heralded as a major accomplishment. however, the 1935 legislation failed to protect over half of workforce, over 2/3 the people of color in the orkforce, and those things got fixed over time and you should take a look at the affordable care act in the same way. historic step in the right direction, but it's not can be and will the kind d if we get of bipartisanship that i think will happen. host: joe antos, i want to give a minute to respond, specifically to the point if hillary clinton wins the election, does that give political stability to the affordable care act? depends on what she does. the critical thing is she has to be willing to make changes that necessary.ely i think liberals like ron would even agree on some of the changes. disagree with ld many of the ones that are absolutely necessary to make a market but i'm more confident if she wins, that she will actually come to and try to make a reasonable deal with republicans. we will see something diffe
when the social security act of think it's -- people one of the most extraordinary pieces of legislation in history, and it's been heralded as a major accomplishment. however, the 1935 legislation failed to protect over half of workforce, over 2/3 the people of color in the orkforce, and those things got fixed over time and you should take a look at the affordable care act in the same way. historic step in the right direction, but it's not can be and will the kind d if we get of bipartisanship...
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hen the social security act of 1935 passed. people think it's one of the ost extraordinary pieces of legislation in domestic history. . major en harolded as a accomplishment. legislation 1935 failed to protect over half the women in the work force. people of irds of color in the work force. those things not fixed over time. at the ld look affordable care act the same way. it's a historic step in the right direction. it's not perfect. it can be and will be approved, improved, if we get the kind of i think willp that happe happen. hillary clinton wins the election, does that give to the affordable care act? >> depends what she does. he has to be willing to make changes that are absolutely necessary. even politicals like ron would some of the changes. would disagree with some that naturally able to make a statement, insurance market. that if she ident wins she will come to congress and try to make a reasonable republicans. if she doesn't do that, then she it. forget about she has to realize that it's a two-party system and that it
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. >> we talked a lot about the political security and social aspects of countering terrorism. no one on the panel has spoken about terrorist financing, which is also a huge fuel to the fire along with propaganda, the political and social -- and security side of it. i'm wondering on both sides of the spectrum, whether it be in the eu or the united states, what are we doing in both governments to stop terrorist financing? how does intel plans it on, and what are the actions taken afterwards? mr. schoof: good question again. i think it is one of the most difficult topics we are trying to get a grip on. judicial, political, practical. i think we've seen a big increase in the efforts in this, but it's all very copied cases which we have to -- before the decision is being made, there has to be a lot of proof that it alluded to finance and finance errors. the same is true in regards to institutions, for example. if an organization is not lifted, you cannot -- i think it is a very difficult process in itself. if an organization changed into another organization, we get in the process
. >> we talked a lot about the political security and social aspects of countering terrorism. no one on the panel has spoken about terrorist financing, which is also a huge fuel to the fire along with propaganda, the political and social -- and security side of it. i'm wondering on both sides of the spectrum, whether it be in the eu or the united states, what are we doing in both governments to stop terrorist financing? how does intel plans it on, and what are the actions taken...
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security is suddenly his greatest friend in the primary? be?might that because paul ryan is a republican they need to accomplish their agenda. they need paul ryan to keep the borders open. to passd paul ryan multinational trade deals. they need paul ryan to be a useful foil or corporate crony that they can caricature all republicans and win elections in the end. they get all of the benefits that come from their policies of andless globalism republicans, as a result of paul ryan, get all of the blame for human suffering and misery that accompanies it. how many time has paul ryan met with the chamber of commerce? how many times has he met with the executives of facebook, microsoft, and google? how many times as he met with lobbyists for a global outsourcing firm or corporation? times heider how many has met with the victims of illegal immigrant violence. or the border agents. or the ice officers. or the sheriffs or their deputies. workers for to train their foreign replacements brought in on guest worker visas. yourself this question. when di
security is suddenly his greatest friend in the primary? be?might that because paul ryan is a republican they need to accomplish their agenda. they need paul ryan to keep the borders open. to passd paul ryan multinational trade deals. they need paul ryan to be a useful foil or corporate crony that they can caricature all republicans and win elections in the end. they get all of the benefits that come from their policies of andless globalism republicans, as a result of paul ryan, get all of the...
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so i have tooyed match all social security. the taxelieve that instead of income tax which is pyramid of two reduction should be a federal sales tax here at if you buy a sweater you pay .2% of the purchase. level,any certain income saving their receipt so they can get their reimburse. the less point is we need constitutional amendments to korea -- correct the system. we can't depend on politicians anymore. that's why i'm voting for donald trump. he can't be bought by special interest. i would suggest campaign-finance reform. we have e-mail today. you can hear from any of your representatives through the computer. next would be term limits. host: glenn mentioned welfare reform on the 20th anniversary. the governor of ohio and john kasich talked about the needs to changes to part welfare systems, saying the root of the challenge is a disconnect when worker training. our caller, glenn, also mentioned lobbyists as far as changes he would want the. said the clinton and pain is looking at the possibility of hillary clinton being more
so i have tooyed match all social security. the taxelieve that instead of income tax which is pyramid of two reduction should be a federal sales tax here at if you buy a sweater you pay .2% of the purchase. level,any certain income saving their receipt so they can get their reimburse. the less point is we need constitutional amendments to korea -- correct the system. we can't depend on politicians anymore. that's why i'm voting for donald trump. he can't be bought by special interest. i would...
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hillary clinton's legislative plan is to give illegal immigrants access to obamacare social security, medicare, and u.s. welfare. man does not like that very much. her plan will functionally and enforcement of the visa overstay rules, another open open border degree. she will close down detention centers border crossings, meaning she will have an open southern border that will bring nothing but crime and destruction. this is not to mention that she in syrian0% increase refugees flowing into our country. [boos] and she can't even say the words radical islamic terrorism. she supports century cities and catch and release policies that are getting americans killed. we will end that so quickly. i need the support -- will i have the support? you are not a big one for sanctuary cities, i know that. i've met with many of these grieving families, including a family that is truly incredible. the family of sarah ruth, a straight a student. a young beautiful woman who was killed by an illegal immigrant released from the border by obama and obama administration with horrible policy. and then relea
hillary clinton's legislative plan is to give illegal immigrants access to obamacare social security, medicare, and u.s. welfare. man does not like that very much. her plan will functionally and enforcement of the visa overstay rules, another open open border degree. she will close down detention centers border crossings, meaning she will have an open southern border that will bring nothing but crime and destruction. this is not to mention that she in syrian0% increase refugees flowing into our...
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try to cut social security. and i am0 for rent i have to do0 and i don't have any money and i do not know what they are crying about. i have been working my whole life and there comes a time where you need this and they give you a hard time to get it. i do not understand that. host: let's take a look with the republicans tweeted out. they celebrate the -- on the subject of welfare reform , paul ryan put out a video today. let's take a look at that. ryan: this is a work-replacement system and it penalizes work and people do not work, staying stuck in poverty. is war on poverty approach treating the symptoms of poverty , instead of going after the root causes. many people are in poverty because they are not working and getting a chance to make their lives for themselves. we are removing the penalties placed on those in poverty so work will pay and it makes sense to get a race and you are not penalized. that is the core principle of the welfare reform plan. jill stein says -- jill stein and her vice presidential pi
try to cut social security. and i am0 for rent i have to do0 and i don't have any money and i do not know what they are crying about. i have been working my whole life and there comes a time where you need this and they give you a hard time to get it. i do not understand that. host: let's take a look with the republicans tweeted out. they celebrate the -- on the subject of welfare reform , paul ryan put out a video today. let's take a look at that. ryan: this is a work-replacement system and it...
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america's government helped to contain the spread of communism and gave social security, time, and space to consolidate and prosper. almost 50 years later, the world has completely changed. the cold war is long over. the threat of communism has disappeared. asia is at peace, though tensions are not entirely absent. southeast asia has prospered through countries cooperating peacefully as members of asean. america's endurance, policies, and actions, have contributed greatly to this current peace and prosperity. keeping your market open to trade, deepening your partnership with asean, and cooperating with countries in the region, you have helped create the basis for peaceful, rules-based regional and international order. president obama, the u.s. rebalanced to asia, an important affirmation of a long-standing policy in the united states, has been warmly welcomed by all asean countries. to further build a constructive relationship with china will set a backdrop for the region and beyond. to personally push for the transpacific partnership, together with chile and new zealand, into what will
america's government helped to contain the spread of communism and gave social security, time, and space to consolidate and prosper. almost 50 years later, the world has completely changed. the cold war is long over. the threat of communism has disappeared. asia is at peace, though tensions are not entirely absent. southeast asia has prospered through countries cooperating peacefully as members of asean. america's endurance, policies, and actions, have contributed greatly to this current peace...